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I think the lack of participation now has more to do with Wikipedia becoming mature, where it doesn't really need a lot more added, except actual new informatio
by robbrown451 11y ago
I think the lack of participation now has more to do with Wikipedia becoming mature, where it doesn't really need a lot more added, except actual new information.
There was a long period where most anyone with the inclination could find something to add. It's a lot harder now. Contributions are much more scrutinized now, and there are much more stringent requirements for citations. Which is good...that means that it is being refined, rather than just bulked up. But that takes less people.
Even if the organization were to go away (which doesn't seem at all likely), all the work that has gone into it is there for eternity. Others can build upon it.
- degenerate 11y agoBingo. I'd edit wikipedia if it was needed, but it's just not needed. And you would too, and you over there, and that guy too. We're all standing by, but there's people doing it already. It has nothing to do with phones. There's a term for what this article is doing, but I forget the expression... it's trying to make a story out of nothing.